Word: snap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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During the past week there have been no new developments among the candidates for the 'varsity nine. Individually some of the men are very good, but as a whole their play is loose and without snap. For the last few days there have been practice games on Jarvis every afternoon. Captain Wiggin is giving most of his attention to the development of the new men. Yesterday the make-up of the teams was as follows...
...large number of '97 men who are trying for the 'varsity nine leaves the number and quality of the candidates for the freshman nine somewhat below the average. Most of them are very light and inexperienced and as a whole they show a lack of enthusiasm and snap...
...Pictures were shown of hermit-crabs, which attached to themselves sea-anemonies for the purpose of self-defence, the anemonies being offensive to hostile fishes. One picture represented a deep-sea fish which attracts its prey by a lure in the shape of a phosphorescent light; another showed a snap-turtle which lies for hours with its mouth open and entices small fish by means of filaments on its tongue which look like worms...
...general faults of the crew are a lack of control over the body and a roughness throughout the entire stroke. The men do not realize that the stroke must be smooth and full of snap at the same time...
Endicott, No. 5.- Slow and lacks snap all through...